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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Health & Wellness (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

6 Ranked Colleges
417 Degrees Awarded
$13,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Health & Wellness is the 159th most popular major in the country with 5,006 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 706 general health and wellness graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 417 general health and wellness graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general health and wellness. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general health and wellness programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general health and wellness program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Health & Wellness (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the #1 spot on the list. UNR is a large public school situated in Reno, Nevada. It awarded 344 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNR, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $11,587 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UNR.

Read more about General Health & Wellness at UNR

#2

Bellevue College

Bellevue, Washington
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bellevue College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. BC is located in Bellevue, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to qualified students.

BC also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $6,386 for far western us region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend BC.

Full Bellevue College General Health & Wellness Report

#3

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Portland State University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $11,198 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Portland State University.

Full Portland State University General Health & Wellness Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Arizona Global Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. The University of Arizona Global Campus is a private for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAGC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Arizona Global Campus is $20,283 for far western us region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Health & Wellness at UAGC

#5

Notre Dame de Namur University

Belmont, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Notre Dame de Namur University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Belmont, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

NDNU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $19,938 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend NDNU.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Notre Dame de Namur University

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, American College of Healthcare Sciences did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. American College of Healthcare Sciences is a small private for-profit school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 5 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

American College of Healthcare Sciences did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.

Full American College of Healthcare Sciences General Health & Wellness Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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